Question 1

Based on the accident that led to the sex change of a seven-month-old identical twin as well as the Vietnam veterans' study, which statement is most accurate regarding the effects of nature and nurture on behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nature is the dominant force in determining human behavior.
B)  Nurture is the dominant force in determining human behavior.
C)  Human behavior is the result of nature and nurture working together.
D)  Neither nature nor nurture is responsible for determining human behavior.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

What is the normal chromosome configuration for a male?

Accepted Answer

A)  XY
B)  XX
C)  XYY
D)  XXYE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 3

According to sociologists, why do men and women typically perform different types of work?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is based on biology and climate.
B)  It is a product of socialization and social control.
C)  Its determining factors are motivation and aspiration.
D)  It focuses on status and wealth as the determining factors.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 4

What is the philosophy that biology is not destiny, especially with regard to justifying gender stratification?

Accepted Answer

A)  symbolic interactionism
B)  exchange theory
C)  neo-Marxism
D)  feminismE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 5

Which statement is least accurate regarding sex and gender?

Accepted Answer

A)  The world offers unequal access to power, prestige, and property based on one's sex.
B)  Being born male or female carries images and expectations on how one should act.
C)  Gender is sociologically significant because it is the way in which society controls its members.
D)  The terms "sex" and "gender" are sociologically and biologically interchangeable.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 6

What sport did anthropologist Douglas Foley and sociologist Donna Eder examine to illustrate the devaluation of females as a method of motivating men?

Accepted Answer

A)  basketball
B)  football
C)  military standards
D)  gang activityE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

The terms "sex" and "gender" mean two different things. Explain the difference between these two concepts and how each is related to the "nature versus nurture" debate.

Accepted Answer

Sex refers to the biological characteris...

Question 8

Which wave of feminism was characterized by broad goals ranging from an increase in women's pay to an antiviolence campaign?

Accepted Answer

A)  the first wave
B)  the second wave
C)  the third wave
D)  the fourth waveE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 9

Why do most acquaintance rapes go unreported to authorities?

Accepted Answer

A)  The victim does not wish to ruin her relationship with the perpetrator.
B)  The victim feels partially responsible because she knows the perpetrator.
C)  The perpetrator has invested time and money in developing a relationship with the victim.
D)  The perpetrator has a higher social standing than the victim.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 10

What did George Murdock discover to be the four most male-dominated occupations among the 324 societies he examined?

Accepted Answer

(1)metalworking;
(2)...

Question 11

The first wave of the women's movement had a radical branch and a conservative branch. What was the goal of the radical branch of the movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  campaigning to pass an Equal Rights Amendment
B)  winning the right to vote for women
C)  reforming all the institutions of society
D)  changing women's work rolesE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

What is the practice of suttee?

Accepted Answer

A)  permitting only men the right to vote
B)  requiring women to cover their faces in public
C)  passing legislation that legally makes women inferior to men
D)  burning the living widow with the body of her dead husbandE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

How does sex discrimination enter into the concept of the glass ceiling?

Accepted Answer

The glass ceiling is the invisible barri...

Question 14

The 1985 Vietnam veterans study clearly demonstrated that biology (in this case, testosterone)is the cause of male aggressiveness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

How do feminists characterize female circumcision?

Accepted Answer

as a form of rituali...

Question 16

Sociologists believe that if biology were the principal factor in determining human behavior, there would be greater uniformity of behavior among all people - men and women, regardless of gender - around the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Sexual harassment was not recognized as a social problem until the 1970s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following is not an example of sexual harassment?

Accepted Answer

A)  A male boss using his position of authority to pressure women who work for him to perform sexual favors
B)  A woman making obscene comments to a male homosexual she works with
C)  A homosexual male making unwanted advances toward a female college
D)  A high school boy acting obnoxious around a girl he is attracted toE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

While the notion of gender refers to sociological characteristics, the concept of sex refers to ________ characteristics.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychological
B)  biological
C)  philosophical
D)  anthropologicalE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 20

Promotion of feminism and the rights of women in the Least Industrialized Nations has resulted in the practice of honor killing being outlawed throughout the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 8: Sex and Gender

According to sociologists, why do men and women typically perform different types of work?

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What is the philosophy that biology is not destiny, especially with regard to justifying gender stratification?

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Sexual harassment was not recognized as a social problem until the 1970s.

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Which statement is least accurate regarding sex and gender?

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How does sex discrimination enter into the concept of the glass ceiling?

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The first wave of the women's movement had a radical branch and a conservative branch. What was the goal of the radical branch of the movement?

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What sport did anthropologist Douglas Foley and sociologist Donna Eder examine to illustrate the devaluation of females as a method of motivating men?

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While the notion of gender refers to sociological characteristics, the concept of sex refers to ________ characteristics.

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How do feminists characterize female circumcision?

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Sociologists believe that if biology were the principal factor in determining human behavior, there would be greater uniformity of behavior among all people - men and women, regardless of gender - around the world.

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Which wave of feminism was characterized by broad goals ranging from an increase in women's pay to an antiviolence campaign?

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Based on the accident that led to the sex change of a seven-month-old identical twin as well as the Vietnam veterans' study, which statement is most accurate regarding the effects of nature and nurture on behavior?

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What is the practice of suttee?

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The terms "sex" and "gender" mean two different things. Explain the difference between these two concepts and how each is related to the "nature versus nurture" debate.

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Why do most acquaintance rapes go unreported to authorities?

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What did George Murdock discover to be the four most male-dominated occupations among the 324 societies he examined?

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Which of the following is not an example of sexual harassment?

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Promotion of feminism and the rights of women in the Least Industrialized Nations has resulted in the practice of honor killing being outlawed throughout the world.

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What is the normal chromosome configuration for a male?

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The 1985 Vietnam veterans study clearly demonstrated that biology (in this case, testosterone)is the cause of male aggressiveness.

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